Port del Cantó

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Elevation1,730 metres (5,680 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°22′17.20″N 1°14′20.23″E / 42.3714444°N 1.2389528°E / 42.3714444; 1.2389528
Port del Cantó
A view from the summit of the Port del Cantó
A view from the summit of the Port del Cantó
Elevation1,730 metres (5,680 ft)[1]
RangePyrenees
Coordinates42°22′17.20″N 1°14′20.23″E / 42.3714444°N 1.2389528°E / 42.3714444; 1.2389528
Port del Cantó is located in Catalonia
Port del Cantó
Port del Cantó
The Port del Cantó within Catalonia, Spain

The Port del Cantó, or Coll del Cantó or Coll de la Pedra del Cantó, is a mountain pass at an altitude of 1,730 metres (5,680 ft)[1] located at the border of the municipalities of Soriguera, in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, and Montferrer i Castellbò in the comarca of Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain.

The pass is located at kilometre 260 of the N-260 road.

It is on the ridge which connects the Serra Seca [ca], to the north, with the Serrat de Pratprimer to the south.

Distance to the top of the port is 28.8 km. Slope for emergency is 1073m, 4.3%. Western slope starts from sort and is 1038m,5.3%. [2]

Appearances in the Tour de France

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